Re: Lame Question

Excellent points. This is why I posted here before I started. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Seth

"--CELKO--" <71062.1056_at_compuserve.com> wrote in message news:c0d87ec0.0210171206.2bede868_at_posting.google.com...
> >> I would like the resulting DB to be very flexible in terms of being
> able to
> use logic to change "number of servings", metric or standard, etc. <<
>
> Why not just buy a consumer software package with a lot of recipes
> already there and an interface to add your own? I hate re-inventing
> the wheel.
>
> Many years ago, I applied for a job with a company that did commercial
> recipe software. It was really trickier than I thought. Real chefs
> use weight to measure dry ingredients, not volume. Recipes do not
> scale in a linear fashion; you cannot just multiply by the number of
> servings -- think about garlic, for example. Cooking time varies with
> mass and volume. Real chefs often work from the pantry to the menu --
> your query is "Give me all the dishes I can make with what I have in
> stock."
Received on Thu Oct 17 2002 - 22:45:40 CEST